Disasters

  • Hurricane Iran

    More storms, more Mideast turmoil, more fun with the price of oil.
    By Andrew Leonard July 9, 2008

  • "It looks like the end of the world here"

    In Burma, hundreds of thousands are without food, water or shelter in the wake of the cyclone, but the military junta prioritizes its grip on power.
    By Jürgen Kremb May 7, 2008

  • Flicked aside by the universe

    9/11, the tsunami and Katrina have permanently altered our sense of scale.
    By Stacey D'Erasmo September 11, 2005

  • Tsunami, ground zero

    After the waves hit, I dared myself to do something. Now I'm in Sri Lanka, where nothing will ever be the same again.
    By Jeff Greenwald January 11, 2005

  • Jon Krakauer

    "Into Thin Air"
    By Jon Krakauer October 5, 2000

  • Gray lady down

    The sinking of the Kursk raises questions about the safety of Russia's nuclear submarines.
    By Daryl Lindsey August 16, 2000

  • Coping after the Concorde disaster

    Consoling odds: Your chances of dying in a domestic plane crash are still less than one in a million.
    By Elliott Neal Hester July 31, 2000

  • "Collapse: When Buildings Fall Down" by Phillip Wearne

    Read the hair-raising details of how and why man-made structures come tumbling to earth!
    By Greg Villepique July 13, 2000

  • Disaster drill

    Where's the virile firefighter who's supposed to cut off my clothes?
    By Mary Roach April 7, 2000

  • A flood of relief

    An international showcase of aid in Mozambique could mean a long-term boon for the impoverished country.
    By Vivienne Walt March 7, 2000

  • Disaster perverted!

    If you're disappointed that Y2K wasn't ushered in with calamity, take heart: Spoof sites revel in the year 1900.
    By David Cassel January 7, 2000

  • Frequently asked questions to end the millennium

    Uncertainty surrounds a bug that could cause computers to confuse the year 2000 with 1900. This FAQ will do nothing to change that.
    By Scott Kirsner December 27, 1999

  • It wasn't funny at the time

    Lonely Planet's new anthology presents an I'm-glad-that-wasn't-me collection of delightful disasters.
    By Don George October 13, 1999

  • The things we carry

    You have 30 minutes and two garbage bags: How do you pack for a disaster?
    By Cynthia Gorney September 16, 1999

  • Relief in the ruins

    As the relief effort in Turkey mounts, international humanitarian organizations are seeking contributions for earthquake victims.
    By Fiona Morgan August 23, 1999

  • We can't forget

    After a few weeks, consumers will move beyond the American Airlines crash. But flight attendants won't.
    By Elliott Neal Hester June 8, 1999

  • Hurricanes and hope in Honduras

    Rachel Louise Snyder reports on grueling recovery efforts in this storm-battered Central American country -- and on the persistence of dreams among the people.
    By Rachel Louise Snyder January 26, 1999

  • Drama Queen for a Day: Bad trips

    Drama queen contestants on family vacations from hell
    July 21, 1998

  • The Surreal Gourmet

    The Surreal Gourmet's cut-and-save El Niño survival meal.
    By Bob Blumer November 4, 1997

  • 21st: Little crashes lead to big crashes

    Salon 21st: Little crashes lead to big crashes: By Andrew Leonard. Today's computer networks allow less and less "slack" for error. Yet we depend on them more and more to run our banks and airlines, our governments and wars. According to the author of "Trapped in the Net," we're asking for trouble.
    By Andrew Leonard September 21, 1997

  • star chamber

    How to save the Russian space program and MTV's "The Real World" -- at the same time!
    By David Futrelle September 18, 1997

  • Into thin mud

    Sometimes you have to fall on your butt to get your head out of your rear end.
    By Anne Lamott September 11, 1997
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